Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-23
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Athens has one of the largest iron foot
plow-stock factories IN the South.
In twenty years over $26, O00, 900 in gold
were coined at the Dahloneea mint.
The acts of the last Legislature are be-
ing rapidly delivered at the state Library.
The Methodist Church at ElbertOn has
about 400 members ana the Sunday school
275 pupils.
There are a great many farmers in
Northeast Georgia who won't be able to
get supplies.
There is an ugly story afoat about the
firing of the Athens foundry. 1t IS said
that threats had been made.
The Spalding Greys, Of Griffin, will
visit Boston, Mass, next June, New
uniforms have been ordered by the CON-
pany.
Arthur F. Murphy. Deputy Grand Mas
ter OF the Ancient Order of United Work
men. has been in Newman THIS week for
the purpose of insUtuting lodge of th2t
order.
The County Commissioners of Houston
have let out the contract to j. ID. Fred Tor
four Pauly's steel-clad cells for tBe jail at
$4,000, payable one-fourth easy and ba,-
Rnce one and two years at per cent.
Joseph b. Patton, of Rome, viii COM
mence shortly to incfcas9the capacity Of
his SASH, door and blind factory to double
what it Is now. He, Will also soon begin
the building of an Additional warehouse.
The attendanc9a at the State University
at Athens has been much increased since
the holiday vocation, and new students
continue to- arrive occasionally. Two
hundred pave registered UP to date, and
perhaps fhere was never on the whole a
quietepor more gentlemanly set OF stu
dents in attendance as al present. E ~
The Cinnamon at the Macon Laundry
have received rom their country nuiil-
Der OF lilies. These have bee placed In
dishes OF alter and small pieces OF rock
put around the bulbs. = uic9 resemble
onions, to keep them IN positlgR. Wun
Lung saws the flower is Whites nd, that
they VIII be in bloom some time next
week. ass
A. H. Arnold, of Newman, Inherited
from his mother quaipk boxing silver
watch that or ginally belonged to bis
great-great-grandlath Recently he
carried the case TO w. z. Avery, the Jew
sler, and had a handsome breastpln made
tor mis- little daughter, which she is now
wearing with much pride, The relic is
about 200 years old.
II. Horne Of Macon. has returned from
ten days "trip through Alabama, where
he has been prospecting vita view OF
making some large investments. He pro-
poses "a. organize q Macon company of
k50o0e %. invest in Admission, Gadsden,
Gunfsrsviile, Tuscaloosa and Decatur,
and believes the investment can be quad
APPLIED Within year.
Y n 'rne BODY of Miss Booth, the IS vear-old
4 naughter OF the afflicted Booth family
Of Macon, was sent to Milledgeville for
burial Friday. On account OF the COM
pIication of infectious diseases OF which
she died the railroad authorities refused
70 carry her remains, and the cOtlin was
placed in a wagon and carried through
the country to the Old burying ground.
A citizens meeting was held at Rome
Thursday for the purpose of taking into
consideration the formation OF an electric
light COMPANY, with j. W. Rounsaville as
President. After several discuss IONS d
committee was appointed TO take the
whole matter into consideration aud re-
port back to the meeting at 10 o'clock yes
Lerday morning. The plant Will be put
up at a cost of $4,000.
Al Hampton Thursday night after the
seizure OF !. ID. Craw1ord's sJil by the
! revenue men the warehouse was broken
/ open and three barrels of whisky stolen
:, Friday afternoon 1t was traced and found
! In possession of "A negro, enc mile east of
y Sunny Side, i'll the woods. Five barrels
property, amounting to $500, was ap-
praised and bond Will be gwen.
y At Griffin Friday an accident occurred
at the bridge mat is being built over the
s cut over the Georgia Midland on Taylor
mstreet. Col. K. M. Clayton has been SUI
perlntending the construction, but was
engaged in assisting, and was ON the side
OF the cut when one of the timbers fell.
striking him a severe lick and spraininp
IA ~ L la Oa Yp Ipxr Ia; e.,
two. Delaprade, one OF the wCrkmen,
was also hurt but not badly.
DR.. Rose, the government veterinary
surgeon, now al Athens. saws That what
is known in the South as hOllow-l orn is
but catarrh of the horn, and should be
treated the same as that disease. There
are organs leading from the nose OF cattle
up into the horns, and sometimes tarrh
extends up into them. To bore the born
ana let on the corruption is relet to the
animals. DR.. Rose says that cattle Will
take the CHAMBERS as well as horses.
Lexington Echo: We regret TO chronl-
Gle serious, If not painful accident
which befell Col. W. II. Sims. in Lexing-
ton, one night last week. While walking
on some ice his foot slipped and he fell,
breaking his cork leg so completely that
1t was untitled for use, which made it
necessary for the Colonel to keep his
room uulll ne could telegraph 10 his
home IN Mississippi and yet another. We
are glad to say that otherwise this gen.
tleman received no hurt by his fall.
David Pratt, young negro man, was
arrested II Rome Thursday by Policeman
Dempsey. He is charged with making
an assault upon the l0-year.old daughter
of Mr.. CoKer, who lives in Floyd county
near Dykes creek. The citizens OF the
community in which the attempted out.
rage occurred are Intensely wrought up,
and If the perpetrator had been caught BY
them he would have been lyuched. Pratt
denies being the man wanted, but the
father OF the girl has identified him as the
one who made the assault.
Fred Jordan, an old Waterman en-.
ployed by the Central railroad al Macon.
died day or two ago. Jordan was n
strange character. He never married.
aud was frugal and economical in his
habits. His maiden aunt lived with MIN
and Kept house Tor him. Although his
salary only amounted to thirty-iive or
forty dollars per month. he managed TO
save enough out OF il to purchase, bit by
bit, lot or good real estate IN Macon.
Ills Administrator is James l.. Anderson,
son OF Hon. ChlOrd Anderson, and "A few
days a.o the appraisement OF the property
was made, the whole being rated al
$500. There are several houses I'm
East Macon and one west of the river.
Besides this aunt, his relatIYes consisted